European Day of Languages – 26th September

Since 2001, the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year, alerting the public to the improtance of language learning and encourage plurilingualism and intercultural understanding, and to encourage lifelong learning.

Anyone can participate, either by taking part in the activities organised, joining in with online activites and games or by getting together with others and setting up events.

Visit The Council of Europe website for more information about this day. There are online quizzes to play, as well as interesting facts about languages, and a teachers area with downloadable materials to use in your own classes.

The library has lots of useful information about language learning and on lifelong and adult learning, so if you would like to investigate more about this, below are some titles that we recommend.